Summary

Implement your discovery plan from your initial party discovery to motions to compel. Laura Sedrish will show you the steps to take to effectively navigate the discovery process and protect your client throughout.

Presenters

Laura F. SedrishLaura Sedrish is a Partner at Jacoby & Meyers and one of the most accomplished plaintiff personal injury attorneys in California. She has successfully negotiated on behalf of both national and international clients regarding a range of litigation...MoreLaura Sedrish is a Partner at Jacoby & Meyers and one of the most accomplished plaintiff personal injury attorneys in California. She has successfully negotiated on behalf of both national and international clients regarding a range of litigation needs and has been proudly representing plaintiffs who have been catastrophically injured since 2009. With over two decades of experience practicing law, the sought after speaker and mother of two devotes her free time to educating and promoting women in law. Ms. Sedrish's scrupulous attention to detail, dynamic advocacy to her clients, sharp negotiation skills, trial experience, and acute understanding of each client's unique needs makes her a vital part of the team of legal professionals at Jacoby & Meyers.

Prior to joining Jacoby & Meyers, Ms. Sedrish has personally obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts on behalf of injured clients. Ms. Sedrish is rated a "Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers of Southern California, and was named a "Top 50 Women" Super Lawyer in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, and a "Top 100" Super Lawyer in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Ms. Sedrish was nominated CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2017 and won the Consumer Attorneys of Los Angeles Presidential Award in 2016. She is also an avid writer and has published numerous articles in the largest regional markets in the United States.

Ms. Sedrish currently serves on the Board of Governors of Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and is a Board Member of Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC). She is also a member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) and Nevada Justice Association (NJA). Ms. Sedrish is a licensed member of the State Bar of California and State Bar of Nevada, and obtained her J.D. from U.C.L.A. Law School, after obtaining her B.S. degree from Duke University in Durham, NC. Collapse

Laura DavidsonLaura Lynn Davidson is a Partner of Jacoby & Meyers and an experienced trial lawyer who has recovered tens of millions of dollars in trial wins and settlements for clients. Laura embodies the values and commitment to clients that define Jacoby &...MoreLaura Lynn Davidson is a Partner of Jacoby & Meyers and an experienced trial lawyer who has recovered tens of millions of dollars in trial wins and settlements for clients. Laura embodies the values and commitment to clients that define Jacoby & Meyers. Laura’s practice focuses on serving clients who have suffered a wide range of personal injuries, including auto accidents, slip and falls, animal attacks. Her clients’ injuries range from soft tissue and whiplash cases to serious injury and wrongful death matters.

Laura knows that our clients are real people who have suffered real injury and loss and she works hard to hold large corporations and insurance companies accountable for their wrongdoing. Laura is committed to seeing that justice prevails.

Laura received a BA in Geography & Environmental Studies from UCLA and a JD from the University of Southern California Law Center, where she was Chief Production Editor of the Southern California Review of Law and Women’s Studies. She is admitted to practice in California and before the following Courts: The United States District Courts for the Central, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; the Third Circuit Court of Appeals; and the United States Tax Court. She has also been admitted pro hac vice in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Jacoby & Meyers, Laura was a senior associate at boutique Los Angeles based law firm, where she handled complex business and tax litigation and transactions. Laura is a graduate of the Trojan Horse Trial Workshop, and the Anti-Defamation League’s Glass Leadership Institute.

Outside of the practice of law, you will find Laura engaged in helping others through a variety of community activities. She volunteers at her children’s schools, is a member of Alpha Phi Fraternity’s NPC Delegation, is a UCLA Student Mentor and is involved in Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) as well as the UCLA Alumni Association.

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